The bleeding of the stone by Ibrahim Al-Koni

Hello everyone, let’s travel to Libyia this time, with this novel suggested by a member of the book club.

« The moufflon, a wild sheep prized for its meat, continues to survive in the remote mountain desert of southern Libya. Only Asouf, a lone bedouin who cherishes the desert and identifies with its creatures, knows exactly where it is to be found. Now he and the moufflon together come under threat from hunters who have already slaughtered the once numerous desert gazelles. The novel combines pertinent ecological issues with a moving portrayal of traditional desert life and of the power of the human spirit to resist. »

Ibrahim Al-koni is a Lybian writer, born in 1948 in the Fezzan Region, Ghadamis City. He was brought up in the traditions of the Tuareg, a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic, who principally inhabit the Sahara. His writing is characterised by spiritual and existential questioning and is inspired by the Sufi tradition.

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